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How to pronounce Matilda (ma-TIL-da)

Matilda

ma-TIL-da

Matilda

Classic Australian name, also a famous song (Waltzing Matilda).

Notes

Classic Australian name, also a famous song (Waltzing Matilda).

Origin & meaning

Origin
Old German
Meaning
mighty in battle (from maht + hild)

Aussie nickname — what your mates might call you

  • Tilly
  • Tilda
  • Matty
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Popularity

Distinctively Australian through the song 'Waltzing Matilda'; also the heroine of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

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